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French Destroy Miami Village
French forces destroyed pro-British Miami village -
George Washington dispatched to upper Ohio
Young George Washington is dispatched to upper Ohio to warn the French away from the Ohio Valley. -
Washington returned with troops to take the region's most strategic point
George Washington returned with troops to seize the Forks of Ohio, defeated a French detachment, and was defeated in turn when the French and Indians forced their surrender. -
Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Braddock and 1,400 troops dispatched to Ohio frontier
British authorities dispatched Maj. Gen. Sir Edward Braddock and 1400 regular troops to the Ohio frontier. -
Braddock led his army into the worst defeats in frontier history
Braddock led his army into a French and Indian ambush at the Battle of Monongahela. -
A minority of residents hold their ground.
Settlers newly planted in Greenbrier and upper New River valleys were killed, captured, or frightened back across the mountains. Older settlements in the South Branch and Potomac valleys came under heavy assault. A minority of residents keep hold of their ground. -
The Sandy Creek Expedition
Virginia's government raised an army of several hundred frontiersmen joined by around 100 Cherokee warriors. The expedition lasted nearly a month before turning back in a state of near starvation and mutiny. -
John Forbes drives away the French.
John Forbes drives the French away from the Forks of the Ohio and established Fort Pitt. This brought the Ohio Indians back the British influence -
Defeats in Europe, India, and the Caribbean led the French to accept a general settlement
The French accept general settlement due to defeats in Europe, India, ad the Caribbean and they agree to give up all of their North American territory -
An uneasy peace is settled.
An uneasy peace settled over the Ohio Valley. The basic issue of who would control the region ramie unsettled.
